Gyllene Tider in 2004

Gyllene Tider is a Swedish pop group. Gyllene Tider means 'Golden Ages' or 'Golden Times' in English. Few Scandinavians have not heard the song "Sommartider", often played on the radio during late spring and early summer. The band is well-known for its catchy choruses and light-weight lyrics and can be compared to the Swedish "Beach Boys". In the text below, the Swedish names of the songs are written in italic. Within parenthesis, the English translation are written. Gyllene Tider at a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden March 2004, announcing the tour. ... Gyllene Tider at a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden March 2004, announcing the tour. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe and includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ...

In 1977, Per Gessle met Mats Persson, a member of the band Audiovisuellt Angrepp, forming the duo Grape Rock. Later Micke Andersson, Anders Herrlin and Göran Fritzon joined and the quintet was born. The group's name was changed to Gyllene Tider. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Per HÃ¥kan Gessle [IPA: pæːr gÉ›slÉ›] (born January 12, 1959, in Halmstad, Sweden) is the songwriter and male lead singer of the Swedish bands Gyllene Tider and Roxette. ...

1978 - The band had become a group of local celebrities in Halmstad for their Christmas-concerts. They took advantage of this and released their quite rare vinyl ep; Billy. The record sold in about 900 copies. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1980, the LP Gyllene Tider was released, becoming a huge success in Sweden. Flickorna på TV2 (The girls on channel 2) was the biggest hit on that album. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

The second album was released in 1981 under the name Moderna Tider (Modern age) and also enjoyed huge success. It was followed up by a national tour. The next year Puls (Pulse) was released with the hits Sommartider (Summertimes) and Flickan i en Cole-Porter-sång (The girl in a Cole Porter song).

The group tried to break through to the American market in 1984 with the album Heartland (a six track mini version of the album The Heartland Café released in Sweden) under the name "Roxette". But it failed and the album flopped after selling about 8,000 copies.

In 1985 the group officially broke up. But in the following years a few "Greatest hits" albums were released and a few reunions took place, in particular their immensely popular comeback tour Återtåget in 1996. Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 2004 the band celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with the first new album after 20 years and a big summer tour in July and August. The tour, called GT25, was a huge success, being the biggest tour in Scandinavia ever and the second largest of all time in the whole of Europe, gathering large crowds all over Sweden. When they performed at Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg during the GT25, 58 977 fans watched the concert live, and the performance was later broadcast on TV4 Sweden. The empty west stand of Ullevi during a friendly between IFK Göteborg and Hammarby IF. Ullevi or Ullevi Stadium, formerly named Nya Ullevi, meaning New Ullevi, to distinguish it from Gamla Ullevi, is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621 Government  - Mayor Göran Johansson Area  - City 450 km²  (174 sq mi)  - Water 14. ... TV4 AB Logo. ...

Album Discography

The band's logo

• 1978 Gyllene Tider (EP) (aka "Billy" and "the yellow EP")
• 1980 Gyllene Tider
• 1981 Moderna Tider
• 1982 Puls
• 1984 The Heartland Café (six of the tracks from this album were released in the United States as Heartland under the name "Roxette")
• 1990 Parkliv (Live 1981)
• 1997 Återtåget Live! (Live 1996)
• 2004 Finn 5 fel!
• 2004 GT25 Live! (Live 2004) (also on DVD from Ullevi)

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Greatest Hits and similar

• 1989 Instant Hits + Pers Garage
• 1993 Samlade Tider (nice price)
• 1995 Halmstads pärlor
• 1997 Ljudet av ett annat hjärta/En samling (nice price)
• 1997 Återtåget - Gyllene Tider live!
• 2000 Konstpaus - samtliga inspelningar från 90-talet och lite till...
• 2004 GT25! Samtliga Hits
• 2004 GT25 Live!

Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Halmstads pärlor - Samtliga hits! 1979-95 is a compilation album fromSwedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released on 15 May 1995. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

DVD

• 1997 Återtåget (documentary from TV4, live and interviews )
• 2004 Karaoke Hits!
• 2004 Parkliv (concert/documentary from 1981 filmed by Lasse Hallström, released on DVD 2004)
• 2004 GT25 Live! (live at Ullevi 2004)

Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lena Olin, Lasse Hallström, and Juliette Binoche at the premiere of Chocolat at the 2001 Berlinale (photo by Michael Weiner) Lars Sven (Lasse) Hallström (born 2 June 1946 in Stockholm) is a Swedish film director. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Gyllene Tider.com - Elektroniska Tider (With full discography and info)
• R2R Forum
• The Daily Roxette (Latest Gyllene Tider news)
• Gyllene Tider online (Official)